Adhesive-plaster container.



' P. S. BAUER.

ADHESIVE PLASTER CONTAINER.

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PERRY S. BAUER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO BAUER &.BLACK, OFCHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

ADHESIVE-PLASTER CONTAINER.

'' Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 2%, 11915..

Application filed March 8, 1913. Serial No. 752,972.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PERR S. BAUER, a citizen of the UnitedStates,residing at Chicago, in the county'of Cook and State of Illinois,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Adhesive-PlasterContainers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates in general to containers and more particularly tocontainers adapted to hold rolls of adhesive plaster, and the like, theprimary object of my present invention being to provide a container ofthis general character with a suitable permanent cutter by means ofwhich a length of plaster withdrawn from the container may be readilycut ed.

The invention will be readily understood from the following descriptionwhen considered in connection with the accompanying drawings throughoutthe various views of which like reference characters refer to similarparts.

Referring to the drawingsFigure 1 is an end view of a containerembodying my invention, certain parts being shown in section; Fig. 2 isa plan View of the container shown in Fig. 1.; Fig. 3 is an elevationlooking toward the left in Fig. 1; and Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentaryview showing one form of the cutter.

On the drawings reference character 7 designates the cylindrical bodyportion of a container, the ends of which are closed by the end piecesor disks 8, the disks and body portion being preferably constructedofsheet-metal. A roll 9 of adhesive plaster, or the like, is positionedin the container before one of the ends is secured in place and the freeend of the roll is threaded through a slot 11 provided in the casing andextending, longitudinally thereof. Any desired length of the plasterstrip may be unwound by simply grasping the projecting end 12 andexerting a pull thereon.

The container and the plaster roll thus far described are of usual andwell known construction.

It has been customary prior to my present invention to pivot a cutter onthe con tainer so that it would overlie the slot through whichthe-plaster was withdrawn and when a required length of plaster had beenunwound the cutter was pressed firmly against the Wall of the containerby the thumb or finger of the user, whereupon the plaster was drawnacross the serrated edge of the cutter to sever the same. The innersurface of the plaster is covered with adhesive. and the pressureapplied to the cutter would press the sticky face of the plaster sofirmly against the outer surface of the container beneath the cutterthat it could be loosened therefrom only with difiiculty. My inventionis designed to provide a cutter by means of which the plaster may bereadily severed but which will not cause the plaster to cling or adhereto the container walls. With this end in view, I have provided a cutter13 as shown in Figs. 1 to 4, inclusive, the body portion of which issecured by solder, or the like, to the outer surface of the containeradjacent to the slot 11, the

cutter having an upstanding flange 14 provided with a serrated edge 15which forms .by severing the plaster along the edge of the cutter. Itwill be obvious that-the inner surface of the plaster which carries theadhesive is not brought in contact with either thecontainer or thecutter, so that there is no tendency for the plaster to stick to thecontainer or cutter. Furthermore, the adhesive face which is applieddirectly to the wound or injury is not brought in contact with thecontainer or cutter and, consequently, does not accumulate any dirt orgerms therefrom. a

My invention will be understood from the foregoing without furtherdescription and, it will be manifest, that l have provided a containerequipped with a permanent and rigid cutter by means of which any desiredlength of plaster, or the like, may be readily and conveniently cutofl".

I claim: v

An adhesive plaster container, comprising a receptacle adapted tocontain a roll of adhesive plaster and provided with a slot throughwhich the plaster may be withdrawn directly from the roll, and aserrated same to the exterior of the casing is left cutter secured tothe casing and projecting Without the casing When a length of plasterdiametrically from one. edge ofsaid slot, the has been severed from theroll. distance of the cutting edge from the outer r PERRY S. BAUER.

5 surface of the container being substantially Witnesses:

greater than the Width of saidslot, whereby P. H. CALDWELL, an end ofthe plaster sufficient to anchor the a J. H. RAPP.

